English Third Division (North) 1927/1928
Historical league standings at 24th December 1927
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 28 | 3.14 |
| 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 28 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 1.29 |
| 4 | Halifax Town | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 23 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Wrexham | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 1.19 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 1.52 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 21 | 1.42 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Southport | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 18 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Darlington | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 18 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Hartlepools United | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 18 | 0.74 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 13 | New Brighton | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 1.07 |
| 14 | Durham City | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 1.16 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 0.97 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Nelson | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 43 | 13 | 0.72 |
| 20 | Barrow | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Ashington | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 12 | 0.48 |
| 22 | Wigan Borough | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 0.52 |
